MDI 50 Ellsworth 20 [STATS & PHOTOS]

The MDI Trojans beat the Ellsworth Eagles 50-20 at Tug White Stadium in Ellsworth on Friday night, October 9th.

Both teams scored on their 1st two possessions of the game.

Ellsworth took their opening possession and marched 60 yards down the field for a touchdown. Asa Jordan scored the touchdown, running in from 46 yards. The 2-point conversion was no good and Ellsworth led 6-0.

MDI took over on Ellsworth's 47 yard line and scored, in a drive that took 1:17. Asa Joyce scored from 19 yards out. With the 2-point conversion no good, the score was tied at 6-6

Ellsworth then took over on their own 38 yard line They scored on a beautiful 54 yard pass from Wyl Renwick to Malik Hasham. The drive took 3:23. The 2-point conversion was good and Ellsworth led 14-6.

MDI answered. Taking over on their own 43 yard line, it took just 1:56 with Lincoln Gray scoring from 12 yards out. The 2-point conversion was good and the score was tied 14-14.

The 1st Quarter ended with the score tied 14-14.

MDI scored with 4:52 left in the 2nd Quarter. Asa Joyce scored on a 5-yard run. The 2-point conversion was good and the Trojans were up 22-14.

MDI scored once more before the Half. Recovering a fumble, the Trojans took over and Kenneth Stilwell scored on a 6-yard run with 4:25 left in the Half. The 2-point conversion was good and MDI led 30-14 at the Half.

In the 1st Half MDI outgained Ellsworth 207-117 yards.

In the 3rd Quarter MDI scored with 9:06 to play, with Asa Joyce scoring on a 25-yard run. The 2-point conversion was no good, and MDI was up 36-14.

The Trojans scored again as time expired in the 3d Quarter, with Lincoln Gray scoring on a 26-yard run. The 2-point conversion was good and MDI led 44-14.

Malik Hasham scored on a 3-yard run for the Eagles with 9:19 left to play. The 2-point conversion was no good and MDI led 44-14.

The final score of the game came with 3:49 left to play on Asa Joyce's 1-yard run. The 2-point conversion was no good.

MDI is now 3-3 and will host Houlton on Saturday, October 17th at 1 p.m. That game will be broadcast on WDEA  AM 1370, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our Free downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device with the pregame starting at 12:40.

Ellsworth is now 4-2. The Eagles will travel to play at Stearns on Friday night, October 16th at 7 p.m. That game will be broadcast on WDEA  AM 1370, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our Free downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device with the pregame starting at 6:50 p.m.

The MDI win moved them into 2nd place in the Crabtree North 8-Man Large School standings, 1.506 points ahead of Ellsworth.

Stats

Ellsworth

Passing 

• Wyl Renwick 2-5 63 yards, 1 touchdown

Rushing

• Asa Jordan 13-93 yards 1 touchdown
• Malik Hasham 5-63 yards, 1 touchdown
• Asa Grinwell 2-2 yards
• Riley Duhaime 1-1 yard
• Wyl Renwick 9-Minus 17 yards

Receiving

• Malik Hasham 1-54 yards 1 touchdown
• Cameron Adams 1-7 yards

MDI

Passing

• Asa Joyce 1-2 25 yards

Rushing

• Lincoln Gray 16-146 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Asa Joyce 19-119 yards, 4 touchdowns
• Kenneth Stilwell 15-114 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving

• Kenneth Stillwell 1-25 yards.

Check out the photos from the game

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In Downeast Maine, there is the Hammond Lumber-WDEA Downeast High School Athlete of the Week, for schools in Hancock and Washington County. You can nominate someone for games/matches played during the week October 5th-October 10th. Please send your nominee to Chris Popper including the student's name, high school, sport and why they should be nominated by Sunday, October 11th. Voting will take place Monday October 12th - Thursday October15th at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced on Friday, October 16th.